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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

twitter poems

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Poets & Writers Toolkit: 5 Invaluable Word Tools

By Sara Barkat 17 Comments

Dictionary and word tools

Stuck on a word? There is hope for your writing project with the perfect dictionary to fit your precise need. Sara Barkat has 5 word tools for poets.

Filed Under: Blog, Poets and Writers Toolkit, Wordsmith Secrets, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

Poets and Poems: Christian Wiman and “Once in the West”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Christian Wiman grew up in West Texas, and the poems of his “Once in the West” reflect that upbringing and geography.

Filed Under: Books, National Book Critics Circle Awards, Poems, poetry, poetry news, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Imaginary & Fantastical Creatures

By Heather Eure 15 Comments

Imaginary & Fantastical Creatures

Our poetry prompt invites you to design an extraordinary beast of your own imagination. “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” Explore nonsense poetry with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

10 Spring Books to Help Kiss Winter Goodbye

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Spring Books Waterway with Fog 1

Here are ten great “spring books” to help us coax spring to (please!) make her appearance. From nonfiction to poetry to creativity and writing titles.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Finding Inspiration, Spring Poems

Top 10 Best Fairy Tale Poems

By Will Willingham 21 Comments

Top 10 Fairy Tale Poems

From Cinderella to Midas, Rumpelstiltskin to Red Riding Hood, we’ve gathered up a basket full of 10 best Fairy Tale Poems to skip through the woods with.

Filed Under: Blog, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales, poetry

Book Club: A More Beautiful Question

By Will Willingham 26 Comments

A More Beautiful Question

Join us for our next book club discussion of Warren Berger’s ‘A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas’ considering how asking beautiful questions like Why, What If, and How can help us move forward in our businesses and personal lives, our writing, and our creative endeavors.

Filed Under: A More Beautiful Question, book club, Books, Creativity

Poets and Poems: Jake Adam York and “Abide”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Published posthumously, “Abide” is Jake Adam York’s continued memorial to the 126 people who died from 1954 to 1968 in the civil rights movement.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, book reviews, Books, National Book Critics Circle Awards, Poems, poetry, poetry news, poetry reviews, Poets

Photo Play 2: Fairy Tale and Fantasy

By Heather Eure 20 Comments

Fairy Tale and Fantasy

Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community. Jump into our fairy tale storybook and share your poetry magic with us!

Filed Under: Blog, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Memoir Notebook: Writing the Fragile

By Ann Kroeker 25 Comments

Ducks on Water Memoir

In memoir, how do you write what is fragile? Maybe first you have to live it. Courageously remember it. Then tap the fragile in yourself.

Filed Under: Blog, Memoir Notebook

The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

the best in poetry

Writing your way to a better life, Langston doodles, literary restaurant reviews and becoming mermaids. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Creativity, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Artist Date: A February March

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Artist Date February March

Want to open up your creativity? Maybe you need an Artist’s Date. Bundle up and take a winter’s walk on the ice with LW Lindquist.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Become a Better Writer, Blog

Poets and Poems: Dave Malone’s “O: Love Poems from the Ozarks”

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

Poems from the Ozarks Horse and Girl

These love poems by Dave Malone are part of the geography of the Ozarks, and the interior geography of a profound, passionate love.

Filed Under: Books, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poems about writing, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Photo Play & Prompt: Fairy Tale and Fantasy

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

Fairy Tale & Fantasy Finland Forest

If we look closely, fairy tale images can be found all around us. So snap an enchanting photograph or write a poem & join us for a little Photo Play magic!

Filed Under: Blog, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Get in Our E-Book: Every Day Ideas

By L.L. Barkat 127 Comments

Every Day Ideas Poems in Window

When you dip into your Every Day Poems to find lines for poem starters, you could get published in our upcoming Every Day Ideas 2015 ebook.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Ideas, Every Day Poems, How to Write a Poem, poetry teaching resources

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Twitter Poems

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Regional Tours: Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE

By Michelle DeRusha 10 Comments

Tall Grass Prairie

Michelle DeRusha ponders the artist’s power to shape and influence a viewer’s understanding of a particular place or people at Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, Blog, Regional Tour

Poets and Poems: Louise Gluck and “Faithful and Virtuous Night”

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

Louise Gluck Forest

“Faithful and Virtuous Night, ” the latest poetry collection by Louise Gluck, gives us 24 poems that seem to be small, beautiful movies.

Filed Under: book reviews, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

10 Luscious Love Poem Books for Your Valentine

By L.L. Barkat 12 Comments

Red Valentine Flower

Yes, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but there is still time to treat your Love to one or more of these luscious love poem books.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, love poems, love poetry, Valentine's Day

Fairy Tale & Fantasy Playlist and Prompt

By Heather Eure 21 Comments

Fairy Tale & Fantasy

Our new Fairy Tale & Fantasy Playlist and Prompt is a fantastical journey to the kingdom of make-believe. Listen along and write a storybook poem with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Fairytales, Music, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

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